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Kasperski, Ronen; Katzir, Tami – Reading Psychology, 2013
The aim of this study was to examine whether low, average, and high comprehenders (LC, AC, and HC, respectively) differed in their reading self-confidence and bias ratings, and whether confidence ratings were driven by reading ability or distributed evenly among diverse readers. Seventy fourth-graders with good decoding abilities were administered…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading Comprehension, Elementary School Students, Grade 4
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Clark, Rachel; Morrison, Timothy G.; Wilcox, Brad – Reading Psychology, 2009
This study examines the process of fluency development of three fourth-grade readers of varying reading abilities. Participants were selected based on the number of words they read correctly per minute (WCPM) on the Qualitative Reading Inventory and their score on the Multidimensional Fluency Scale (MFS). Students participated in an 8-week…
Descriptors: Reading Fluency, Grade 4, Elementary School Students, Reading Rate
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Butler, Yuko Goto; Hakuta, Kenji – Reading Psychology, 2009
This study investigates the relationship between oral proficiency and reading proficiency in English-learning children (L2 students) and native English-speaking children (NE students). A set of oral activities measuring students' academic oral skills in science classes was developed and administered to 61 fourth graders. Both the meaning-related…
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, Oral Language, Second Language Learning, Program Effectiveness